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A Christmas Carol

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The Night Before Christmas (1905)
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  • Drama
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Based on the story by Charles Dickens: Ebenezer Scrooge is well known for his harsh, miserly ways, until he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, and then by three other sp... Read allBased on the story by Charles Dickens: Ebenezer Scrooge is well known for his harsh, miserly ways, until he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, and then by three other spirits.Based on the story by Charles Dickens: Ebenezer Scrooge is well known for his harsh, miserly ways, until he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, and then by three other spirits.
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  • Directors
    • J. Searle Dawley(uncredited)
    • Charles Kent(uncredited)
    • Ashley Miller(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Charles Dickens(short story)
  • Stars
    • Marc McDermott
    • Charles Ogle
    • William Bechtel
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  • Directors
    • J. Searle Dawley(uncredited)
    • Charles Kent(uncredited)
    • Ashley Miller(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Charles Dickens(short story)
  • Stars
    • Marc McDermott
    • Charles Ogle
    • William Bechtel
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    Marc McDermott
    Marc McDermott
    • Scroogeas Scrooge
    Charles Ogle
    Charles Ogle
    • Bob Cratchitas Bob Cratchit
    William Bechtel
    William Bechtel
    Viola Dana
    Viola Dana
    Carey Lee
    Shirley Mason
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    • Directors
      • J. Searle Dawley(uncredited)
      • Charles Kent(uncredited)
      • Ashley Miller(uncredited)
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      • Charles Dickens(short story)
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    The story begins in the office of Scrooge, described as "a wrenching, squeezing, grasping, covetous old sinner." He is visited by the charity workers who want him to contribute to the Christmas funds for the poor. He shows them the door and then declines an invitation from his nephew and the latter's Christmas wishes, because the spirit of Christmas is not with him. After finishing his Christmas Eve's work by scolding his poor humble clerk, Bob Cratchit, he hies him home. At the door we see the knocker change visibly before his eyes to the face of his former partner, Marley, long since dead, and during the night he is visited by Marley who introduces him anew to the long forgotten Spirit of Christmas. The Spirit shows him in successive visions his happy childhood days when he was young and free, the breaking of his engagement to the woman who later marries happily, and then shifting to the present Christmas, shows him Bob Cratchit's humble family enjoying their Christmas dinner, which consists of the bare necessities of life. He sees his nephew disappointed by being refused the hand of the one girl he loves, because of his poverty, poverty which Scrooge could help. And then, peering forward into the future, the Spirit shows him the picture of himself dying in his lonely room without the care or love of anyone. He reads his own tombstone which tells a pitiful story, that he lived and died without a friend. This vision proves too much for Scrooge's hardness. He repents of his former mode of life and staggering back, drops unconscious upon his bed. When he awakens he is a changed man, with a firm determination to live a life of love for his friends instead of for his funds. He accordingly calls on his nephew (on the way meeting the charity workers and contributing to their fund for the poor), and when he finds the nephew with his little fiancée, he gives him a paper telling him that as his partner he will be amply able to marry the girl of his choice. And then he takes the young people with him and loading themselves with good things, they repair to Bob Cratchit's humble home. Of course Cratchit thinks that his employer is crazy when he sees him smile upon him and sees the good things which are brought; but he is not long in being convinced, and we feel sure that Cratchit and his little lame child, "Tiny Tim," will be well cared for in the future. —Moving Picture World synopsis
    • christmas in title
    • holiday in title
    • based on novella
    • christmas non believer
    • ebenezer scrooge character
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    • Trivia
      Worldview Entertainment and the Killiam Collection has released a set of nine early movies about Christmas collectively called "A Christmas Past," with an original score by Al Kryszak. This movie is the eighth one and has a running time of 11 minutes.
    • Goofs
      During the visit of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, Ebenezer Scrooge's name is misspelled as "Ebeneezer" on his gravestone.
    • Quotes

      Title Card: The day before Christmas, Scrooge, a hard fisted miser, revives an appeal from the Charity Relief Committee.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Great Christmas Movies (1998)

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    Ideal for silent movie fans and CHRISTMAS CAROL completists!
    Obviously this version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL is largely noteworthy for it's historical value since it doesn't have time to delve very deeply into the Dickens story. This one-reel wonder is watchable as long as you have a fondness for silent movies like I do. I'm not so sure others will consider it worth a look.

    Besides Marley there's only one other ghost, no Tiny Tim and comparatively few dialogue boards. What is left is largely a pantomime performance of the holiday classic but the familiarity of the story makes it easy to follow. What special effects there are are wonderful considering the time period and this will whet your appetite for other silent film versions of the tale.

    Anyone who enjoys the Edison Company's equally short production of FRANKENSTEIN is sure to appreciate this film as well.
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    • Release date
      • December 23, 1910 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Різдвяна пісня
    • Production company
      • Edison Manufacturing Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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